The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 delayed beyond 2021, developers pulled out of the project, pre-orders discontinued

The troubled development from the rest of Vampire: the masquerade just got much more troubled, Paradox editors announcing tonight that not only will the game not be released in 2021 as originally planned, but that the developers Hardsuit Labs was also removed from the project.

In a report carried out within the framework of the latest Paradox results, the editor says:

We have now chosen to postpone the release of [Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2] further, and we won’t be launching the game in 2021. We have also decided that Hardsuit Labs will no longer lead the development of Bloodlines 2, and we have started a collaboration with a new partner studio to finish work on the game. was a tough decision, but we’re confident it’s the right way to go to do the game justice.

Oh man. The sequel to Masquerade has been plagued by issues for years now, since writers and creative directors are fired from the project to repeated (and significant) delays. Still, these are video games, where major acceleration and delay is not exactly unusual. (look anywhere from Cyberpunk at Infinite Halo at Anthem for examples).

To delete a whole studio of the game they made (well, started) is something else, however, and IIt will be interesting to see how well it works “new partner studio ‘made at the time of this game’s release. If ever it releases.

A second statement on the game website add some more details, saying “As we cannot communicate a new release date at this time, we have also decided to stop accepting pre-orders for the time being. “

The site also thanks Hardsuit for his work to date on the game, adding “We would like to take this opportunity to honor Hardsuit Labs for their efforts and thank them for their hard work on the project. The studio has done a tremendous job laying the groundwork for the game and we hope you, the community, enjoy their contribution to Bloodlines 2. ”